Metformin and lactic acidosis

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 876-877

  Ashall, V ^a   Dawes, T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; INSULIN ASPART; METFORMIN; PROCYCLIDINE; QUETIAPINE; RAMIPRIL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEHYDRATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VOMITING;

EID: 56449098603     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen286     Document Type: Letter

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